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Dicks, walmart pull semi auto rifles from shelves.
« on: December 18, 2012, 03:52:53 AM »
http://www.whas11.com/home/Dicks-Sporting-Goods-removes-all-guns-from-shelves-in-Newtown-Connecticut-183931311.html
 
Dick's, Walmart pull semi-automatic rifles from shelves  by Bethanni Williams  WHAS11.com Posted on December 18, 2012 at 8:48 AM
Updated today at 9:22 AM    (WHAS 11)--Dick's Sporting Goods and other major retailers are taking matters into their own hands after the deadly school shooting in Connecticut.

The word is Dick's and Walmart are pulling semi-automatic rifles from store shelves. We have also learned Dick's has removed all guns from its stores near Newtown, Conn. where the mass shooting took the lives of 20 young children and six adults.

Under the 'Modern Sporting' link, on Dick's website, a blank page appears. According to CNN, it's unclear how long Dicks will suspend the sale of some their guns.

'The Nation' is reporting that Walmart has also pulled the Bushmaster AR15 rifle from its shelves. The same type of rifle found on Adam Lanza, the alleged Sandy Hook Elementary School shooter.

The shooting has sparked great debate about gun control reform in the United States, but since the massacre in Connecticut, the NRA has remained publicly silent.

We went to the organizations Facebook page, but that has been taken down.

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Re: Dicks, walmart pull semi auto rifles from shelves.
« Reply #1 on: December 18, 2012, 04:42:24 AM »
These  large  retailors  are  just  being   politically   correct   not  to  offend  customers. Personally  I  use   the  small  locally   owned   sporting   goods   stores.

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« Reply #2 on: December 18, 2012, 04:47:18 AM »
The media is demonizing all semi-auto firearms.  all it takes is to replace one(1) conservative judge on the supreme court and semi-autos will be history.
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« Reply #3 on: December 18, 2012, 04:50:36 AM »
Maybe supporters of the 2nd should shop elsewhere for all their needs . In reality they will cause more to not have protection than stop a mental person with criminal intent.
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« Reply #4 on: December 18, 2012, 07:34:05 AM »
Yep sure makes sense, when faced by armed criminal assailents the best course of action is to disarm yourself beforehand! I mean gee whiz, you wouldn't want to upset nor be any kind of threat to the criminal. How would that look to the media and anti-gun folk?  ::) The problem with crime in this country, all crime, is that these mamby pamby know it all's continue to see to it that the criminals have more rights than  honest citizens. What burns me to no end is that, as if that's not bad enough, they then try and convince us it's all for our own good! Idiots that have never been involved as a victom, who have never wore a badge and lived with crime daily, whom have never strayed far from sheltered homes nor sheltered lives yet they fancy themselve's experts on crime! I'd like to send them into a bad neighborhood armed with nothing but their grand dillusional ideas and when, and IF, they survive to make it out then lets talk again! ;)

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« Reply #5 on: December 18, 2012, 08:16:17 AM »
Wal Mart can't afford any bad PR after the fire in the Bangladesh clothing factory. Those workers worked in a death trap for .18 cents an hour making clothes for us smart shoppers
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« Reply #6 on: December 18, 2012, 08:31:06 AM »
Wal Mart can't afford any bad PR after the fire in the Bangladesh clothing factory. Those workers worked in a death trap for .18 cents an hour making clothes for us smart shoppers

Oh I see the publicity the anti gun crowd sees is more important that the pro gun crowd.
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« Reply #7 on: December 18, 2012, 05:36:17 PM »
I was at Walmart tonight and they still had Sig Sauer AR-15's in the gun cabinet. If they decide to pull them I will be done buying guns from them ever again.
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« Reply #8 on: December 18, 2012, 05:49:31 PM »
I'll stop by walmart Thurs when I go to the dr. Haven't seen any bulk pks of 22s for a month now. Uhhh, I did in 1 store but couldn't find anybody to sell them to me. I was hurting too bad to wait any longer. POWDERMAN.  >:( >:(
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« Reply #9 on: December 19, 2012, 12:39:34 AM »
I personally think it's a good idea until the dust settles on this tragedy. There are copy cat killers and if removing them for a period of time saves lives, I'm all for it.
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« Reply #10 on: December 19, 2012, 01:40:37 AM »
I personally think it's a good idea until the dust settles on this tragedy. There are copy cat killers and if removing them for a period of time saves lives, I'm all for it.

Hopefully, the killers won't find out that they can kill people just as dead with a 12 gauge shotgun.
But, hey, if it makes you feel better....... :o

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« Reply #11 on: December 19, 2012, 02:17:02 AM »
Hysteria and nothing more.
 
When an adult attacks children the out come is pretty much a given. 6 year olds even if they tried to fight back would be pretty ineffectual. When a person attacks a room full of children they do it without fear of losing that outcome. Instead of demonizing firearms we should consider better ways to treat mental health.
 
I as well as the rest of the country are outraged about this horrible incident. There will be more die on the hiways over the next weekend in the US, there will be that many overdoses of drugs and in a single day 3000= US citizens were killed. There is no one calling to ban alcohol, cars, box cutters or airplanes and there are some wanting to legalize drugs. Maybe we should stop a moment and think about our values.

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« Reply #12 on: December 19, 2012, 03:15:37 AM »
 If someone uses a car to commit homicide, can you see all the car dealers removing models of a similar horsepower? How many death by vehicle is it gonna take to ban those death traps ? Geez :D
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« Reply #13 on: December 19, 2012, 03:47:09 AM »
I think you're on to something Johnny.

I'm calling for a ban on cars capable of exceeding 80mph.   The majority of highways in this country don't have speed limits over 65mph so only law enforcement and first responders need vehicles that will do more than 80mph. 

While we are at it let's ban 'Hi-cap beverage containers'.  Six packs should be reduced to 2 packs and booze should only be sold in those little nip bottles with a limit of two per customer.

And since more assaults are committed with base ball bats I'm calling for a ban on them too.  From now on Wiffle Ball bats only.  Can't wait to tune into a Major League Wiffle Ball game on TV.

Speaking of TV, there's way too much violence.  From now on the Hallmark Channel should be in charge of all programing.

Any body wish to ad to the list?  Feel free. By banning and regulating everything that can possibly be misused in any way we will be able to save the world from ourselves.   :P



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« Reply #15 on: December 19, 2012, 06:26:04 AM »
Just returned from my local Wally-world - had to pick up some auto supplies - and noticed that they still had those evil black guns displayed in the gun case.  So we shall see. 
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« Reply #16 on: December 19, 2012, 06:30:58 AM »
after consideration it may be a good move as now that other stores are sold out they can inflate prices and make a bundle .
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« Reply #17 on: December 19, 2012, 06:52:07 AM »
NEWS FLASH:  I just looked at the flier I picked up while I was at WW.   They have a half page ad devoted to air rifles and pistols along with the heading "The Perfect Guy Gifts.".   That is sure to get some of the anti's panties in a wad.  ;D
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« Reply #18 on: December 19, 2012, 11:06:20 AM »
I personally think it's a good idea until the dust settles on this tragedy. There are copy cat killers and if removing them for a period of time saves lives, I'm all for it.

Do you seriously think that dealers removing semi-auto rifles from their shelfs, would stop someone from killing that has the intent of shooting people? I think that if you look at it with some common sense, you will see that only the law abiding people will be affected by removing any kind of guns. Removing semi-autos from store shelfs is as stupid of an idea as creating gun free zones.

People become indoctrinated by the media and government into thinking that removing a certain kind of firearm will stop or lessen mass shootings. Government and the media will blow a bunch of smoke up peoples butts with this one also. They will talk about how they are going to save some children's lives by taking those evil black rifles away. Then they turn around and promote, and support the murder of thousands upon thousands of children through abortion. Does this make any sense to anyone? If it does, I'd like to hear how it does.
 
Removing firearms from we the people has nothing at all to do with them wanting to stop mass shootings, but it does have everything to do with the disarmament of law abiding citizens. That is the agenda and it always will be. Don't ever think that they really care about us, and just want to save us from those semi-auto rifles.     
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« Reply #19 on: December 19, 2012, 01:51:47 PM »
Archie Bunkers answer to sky jacking was to give everyone on the airplane a gun.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLjNJI54GMM
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« Reply #20 on: December 19, 2012, 01:59:32 PM »
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndETIVIsSHs Archie proves alot of people want guns over something else..
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« Reply #21 on: December 19, 2012, 02:14:23 PM »
no big deal.
we need to support the local
mom & pop stores anyway.


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plus a hundred children with a 5 gallon
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« Reply #22 on: December 19, 2012, 03:34:26 PM »
Just heard on the news that Northern Arkansas schools have had a rash of bomb threats. But wait, how can that be? Bombs are illegal to possess, illegal to manufacture, illegal to sell! Yet any yahoo with a computer, regardless of age, regardless of education, regardless of mental stability can find detailed plans to make them and from household goods no less! Soooo much for banning bombs. Soooo much for them being illegal. Take away one means, guns, and guess what they'll use next garaunteeing even larger numbers of casulaties? Thus proving it's not the method we need worry about, it's the crazies themselve's! Think about it, in every single one of these shootings people have come forward saying, " He talked about wanting to kill people but we just thought it was talk. " With this lastest the shooter's mother actualy told a fellow teacher, " When you are around him don't ever turn your back on him!" Yet she kept firearms where he had access to them and some want to blame the firearm? Are people realy that dense? Instead of blaming objects how about paying attention to peoples words and actions and taking some dang responsibility to report such threats instead of not wanting to get involved? Might not stop all crazies but would sure put a big dent in their numbers!

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« Reply #24 on: December 19, 2012, 04:25:40 PM »
Just heard on the news that Northern Arkansas schools have had a rash of bomb threats. But wait, how can that be? Bombs are illegal to possess, illegal to manufacture, illegal to sell! Yet any yahoo with a computer, regardless of age, regardless of education, regardless of mental stability can find detailed plans to make them and from household goods no less! Soooo much for banning bombs. Soooo much for them being illegal. Take away one means, guns, and guess what they'll use next garaunteeing even larger numbers of casulaties? Thus proving it's not the method we need worry about, it's the crazies themselve's! Think about it, in every single one of these shootings people have come forward saying, " He talked about wanting to kill people but we just thought it was talk. " With this lastest the shooter's mother actualy told a fellow teacher, " When you are around him don't ever turn your back on him!" Yet she kept firearms where he had access to them and some want to blame the firearm? Are people realy that dense? Instead of blaming objects how about paying attention to peoples words and actions and taking some dang responsibility to report such threats instead of not wanting to get involved? Might not stop all crazies but would sure put a big dent in their numbers!




I agree SH. Too bad we have British Morons like Pierce Morgan in the American media spouting nonsense like he tried against larry Pratt of G.O.A. This interview should get most gun owners blood boiling.It sure did mine.I never liked the guy, but now I detest the stuff shirted SOB.


We need to hand him a one way ticket to London, and escort him to the plane.....GRRRRR!
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« Reply #25 on: December 19, 2012, 05:06:23 PM »
Dick`s and WalMart to me are being hyprocritical taking these guns off the shelfs! If they were seen as being ok a few days ago and were on shelfs, now they take them off the shelfs because they are deemed to be not ok, and who knows in a couple of month`s they put them back up on the shelfs! Just another knee jerk reaction by people who really do not have a frigging clue on what the real problems are that need to  be addressed!!
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« Reply #26 on: December 19, 2012, 06:10:24 PM »
Dick`s and WalMart to me are being hyprocritical taking these guns off the shelfs! If they were seen as being ok a few days ago and were on shelfs, now they take them off the shelfs because they are deemed to be not ok, and who knows in a couple of month`s they put them back up on the shelfs! Just another knee jerk reaction by people who really do not have a frigging clue on what the real problems are that need to  be addressed!!




It's going to get worse! I see where more and more Senators are speaking out for more gun control laws. People who ran with A ratings from the NRA to get into office.Democrat Senator from WV Joe Machin Rated A by the NRA says we need to have some form of gun control over these dreaded assault rifles. Sen Marco Robio (Republican) says we need to pass more gun laws. Sen. Mark Warner, another A rated member of the NRA says this shooting is a game changer. I think these are people who KNOW what the real problem is, and are turning their backs on it.
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« Reply #27 on: December 20, 2012, 05:28:19 AM »
I have no doubt Senator Feinstein's "assault weapons ban" will be re-instated and it will be just as effective as it was before, like not at all. It will give the scum sucking politicians an excuse to beat their chests and proclaim WE DID SOMETHING all the while knowing that what they did was nothing. But it will work for them because the fact that they got elected in the first place is proof that the voters are stupid and can easily be fooled into electing them again..
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Cheaper than dirt suspends gun sales too.
« Reply #28 on: December 20, 2012, 05:31:43 AM »
Icon8 Online Gun Retailer ‘Cheaper Than Dirt’ Suspends Firearm Sales    This URL includes Facebook postings responding to Cheaper Than Dirt's decision:

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/onli...firearm-sales/

IMO, they caved and have become part of the problem
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« Reply #29 on: December 20, 2012, 09:50:35 AM »
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